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For Janet Leigh’s character in “Psycho,” the biggest bathroom threat was knife- wielding Norman Bates . For everyone else, it’s the more commonplace things, like slippery tiles and too-hot water. According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 250,000 people are injured in the bathroom each year, largely due to slips and falls. Most bathroom mishaps are preventable. Here are six simple things that can make your bathroom safer. Grab bars Grab bars aren’t just for nursing homes and hospital rooms. Anyone can slip climbing in or out of a tub, and towel bars and other fixtures are not designed to withstand the weight of person. Grab bars no longer look like something you’d find in a medical supply store . You can find sleek ones that blend in with the rest of the fixtures in your bathroom. Besides in the shower, consider installing a grab bar next to the toilet. It can be helpful for someone who has trouble standing up. Grab bars should be secured to wall studs and positioned ver...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 21— Betty Rice owns a turquoise three- story Victorian house with two fireplaces, an $80 handmade chandelier in the front parlor and a bedroom furnished with an ornate brass bed . Her house is a few steps from Gene Farrow's supermarket, where the shelves hold 65 flavors of canned soup, 10 brands of pet food and 10 kinds of frozen dinners. Just around the corner, a man is busy spray-painting a 50-year-old convertible in David Brown's garage. Like everything else on display at the Miniature Industry Association of America's annual trade fair , no building in the neighborhood is more than four feet tall and the furnishings average three inches in height. With doll house rooms that cost $10,000 to furnish and tiny oil paintings worth $6,000, the fair filled the sprawling suburban Northland Mall with collectors and owners of shops that specialize in selling miniatures . For the last four days they have placed orders, exchanged ideas and talked about...

LONDON , April 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AMA Research have published the 15th edition of the ' Shower Market Report – UK 2015-2019 Analysis'. The report represents an informed, up-to-date and detailed review of the market. It analyses the current trends by product sector and includes estimates on total UK shower equipment sales , comment on future prospects and implications for manufacturers and the industry as a whole. Key issues covered : Market overview – estimates of market size, forecasts to 2019, key trends and market influences , market penetration levels , detailed analysis by product sector. Shower controls – mixer, electric, digital, power, bath/shower, shower columns/poles etc. Enclosures, trays and screens - traditional, walk-ins, glass wetroom panels , bath/shower screens, low-level and level-access trays etc. Accessories - both shower related and enclosure related. Supply and distribution review - major suppliers, company profiles, market shares, distri...

AMA Research have published the 15th edition of the ' Shower Market Report – UK 2015-2019 Analysis'. The report represents an informed, up-to-date and detailed review of the market. It analyses the current trends by product sector and includes estimates on total UK shower equipment sales , comment on future prospects and implications for manufacturers and the industry as a whole. Key issues covered : Market overview – estimates of market size, forecasts to 2019, key trends and market influences , market penetration levels , detailed analysis by product sector. Shower controls – mixer, electric, digital, power, bath/shower, shower columns/poles etc. Enclosures, trays and screens - traditional, walk-ins, glass wetroom panels , bath/shower screens, low-level and level-access trays etc. Accessories - both shower related and enclosure related. Supply and distribution review - major suppliers , company profiles , market shares, distribution channels and distribution shares . Key...